Audit jobs in South Africa

Job Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng (Deadline: January 02)

Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods.

Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines, we leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world.

Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over countries and employs approximately 18, people globally.

As Senior Finance Generalist, you will play a dual role: acting as a versatile finance partner supporting the Chief Accountant and serving as the back-up for all finance operations, while also being the lead expert on controlling.

This position requires a broad understanding of all finance functions—accounting, reporting, tax, treasury, and business analysis—combined with deep expertise in financial controlling to ensure robust governance, accurate reporting, and effective business partnering.

• Provide comprehensive support across all finance activities, including accounting, tax, treasury, and business analysis.
• Act as the primary back-up for the Chief Accountant, ensuring business continuity during absences or peak periods.
• Collaborate with various teams to ensure smooth day-to-day finance operations and compliance with group and local requirements.

• Take ownership of financial controlling for South Africa, including P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and overheads.
• Lead the monthly close process, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with IFRS and local GAAP.
• Analyze financial results, bridge statutory and managerial numbers, and provide actionable insights to management and trading teams.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis, supporting strategic decision-making.

• Serve as a key finance partner to trading, operations, and commercial teams, providing financial insights and supporting business initiatives.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

• Drive continuous improvement in finance processes, leveraging best practices and digital tools (SAP, Excel, Power BI).
• Support system upgrades and process automation to enhance efficiency and data quality.

• Provide ad hoc financial analysis to support decision-making.
• Evaluate operational financial impacts with the business units.
• Act as primary contact for balance sheet reviews, vessel P&L recalculations.
• Oversee fixed asset reporting and physical verification.

• Min. 7 years working experience.
• Experience in audit, and preferably in a multinational is an added advantage.

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field.

• Financial Reporting Mastery: Deep, practical knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
• Core accounting principles.
• Local regulatory compliance requirements.

• Experience with major accounting systems is required, with proficiency in platforms such as SAP, OneStream strongly preferred.

• Expertise in MS Office systems (particularly advanced Excel skills) and demonstrated capability with data visualization tools like Power BI for enhanced reporting.

• Exhibits high attention to detail and maintains a demanding level of analytical rigor in all financial tasks and reporting.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills (necessary for engaging effectively with internal departments, external auditors, and regulatory authorities).

• Fluent in business English (written and verbal).

We provide a dynamic and stimulating international environment, which will stretch and develop your abilities and channel your skills and expertise with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Hybrid work available (not applicable to all roles).
• Pension contributions.
• Access to Training and Development.
• Access to Concierge Partnerships.